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Middle Names for Boys

Middle names for boys are traditionally family names – father's or grandfather's first name as an honorific, mother's maiden name, or perhaps a first name or surname from further back in the family tree, be it Charles or Lennox.

But increasingly, parents are looking to their son's middle name as a way to honor a hero, symbolize a passion, or indulge a taste for a more unusual name they may not want to put in first place.

Along with Charles and Lennox, other baby boy middle names common as first names in the US Top 1000 include Atlas, Cash, Fox, Henry, Maverick, Orion, River, and Sam. Middle names for baby boys that are more unique include Bravery, Drummer, Lior, and Yale.

More people are giving their baby boys two middle names, too, so one can be a family name and the other something more personal or fanciful. The names here are typically used as middle names for boys. For even more names that work in the middle, browse our master list of Middle Names.

Jenifry

Meaning: white peace

Origin:Cornish variation of the Welsh name Gwenfrewi
10377
Navi

Meaning: to name

Origin:Hebrew
10432
Huckleberry The name Huckleberry is of American origin a...
Origin:Word name and literary name
847
Marius Marius is a name of Latin roots and is given...
Origin:Latin, from a Roman family name related to Mars, the god of war
484
Tulio Tulio is a common name in Spanish families. ...
Origin:Modern version of Roman family name Tullius, meaning unknown
3703
Ax The name Ax originated in Scandinavia. It is...
Origin:Word name or short form of Axel
1996
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Jet The name Jet has many different meanings. It...
Origin:Mineral and word name
5997
Land

Meaning: long hill

Origin:Word name or diminutive of Landon
6745
Land

Meaning: long hill

Origin:Word name or diminutive of Landon
13338
Zooey

Meaning: life

Origin:Literary name or variation of Zoe, Greek
4333
Ode Ode is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Word name or medieval English form of Otto
9216
Ode Ode is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Word name or medieval English form of Otto
10744
Jerome

Meaning: sacred name

Origin:Greek
682
Beto Beto is an amusing and masculine name. The n...
Origin:Short form of any name that ends in -berto
3324
Chip The name Chip is of English origin and has b...
Origin:Pet name for Charles
1802
Sem

Meaning: name

Origin:Dutch form of Shem, Hebrew
2324
Boo Boo is not famous as a name but as a term of...
Origin:Word name or nickname
2873
Boo Boo is not famous as a name but as a term of...
Origin:Word name or nickname
2983
Origin:Word name or short form of Ignacio
2991